went up out of Egypt Cf. Genesis 12:10, "went down into Egypt." Egypt is always regarded as the low-lying country; and Palestine as the high ground.

Lot with him Lot was not mentioned in the previous chapter, but it is here implied that Lot had been with Abram in Egypt.

into the South i.e. into the Negeb: see note on Genesis 12:9. This is a good illustration of the meaning of Negeb. Abram's journey from Egypt into the Negeb was by a route leading N.E. The English reader, not understanding the technical meaning of "the South," might suppose that Abram's journey from Egypt into "the South" would have led in the direction of the Soudan.

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